Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-06-23
THE NATIONAL GfsE.
Detroit Still Leading the Field
in the Race for the League
Pennant.
In the American Association st. Louis
Has a Walk-Oyer-GOssip OF
the Diamond.
[oH1oAao conREsPoNpENcE. ]

[cHICAGo CORRESPONDENCE.
Seven weeks of the League champion
ship season have passed, and the pros
poets for a close, stubborn finish, which
seemed SO dim and unsatisfactory two
weeks ago have been improved to an ex-
tent that has aroused an increased interest
among lovers of the national game
throughout the country. In the Associa-
tion.race, the walk-over which st. Louis
will enjoy is 80 apparent that all interest
as TO the result of the race has departed,
and whatever doubt remains is the fight for
second place between Brooklyn, Cincin-
natl, Louisville, and the Athletics, any one
| of which teams stands fair chance OF
capturing it.
Chicago is now good fifth in the League
race, and pushing Philadelphia closely for
the fourth place. Baldwin continues to
show improvement in his pitching, and
with any kind of support is certain to win
a majority of the games in which he plays.
| Clarkson is in fine trim, too, but he has
had the misfortune the past week OF losing
| two well-pitched games in the ninth inning
by lucky scratch hitting Of opposing bats
men; and costly errors by the inheld.
l
received in the second Philadelphia game.
The day before the plucky little pitcher
left for Philadelphia he told friend that
he would pitch ball or ask for his release.
He was tired of doing nothing, he said,
and now that he was in good condition he
would demand that he be given an oppor-
tunity to relieve Clarkson and Baldwin.
When he reached Philadelphia Anson put
the youngster into the field, and the first
nm
of his hands, compelling him to leave the
field.
WHAT THE MEN ARE DOING.
The work of the Chicago team during
the past two or three weeks has improved
SO wonderfully that all of the bowling
against the management which filled the
baseball columns of the Chicago papers
during the first month of the race has now
ceased, and the same old enthusiasm that
marked the work of the old White Stocking
team of 1885, SO, and 'S7 is prevalent on
every hand. Burns, Williamson, and
Pfeffer are playing their average game, al
though the latter has not been doing much
with the stick of late. Anson, on the other
hand has helped his rather weak batting
record the past week, but his errors OF
Thursday and Friday have played hob with
his fielding average. The work OF DAILY
and Flint continues to win admiration.
Il
no trouble In handling Bnldwin's terrific
delivery, and his throwing to bases is very
clever. Flint's wonderful improvement as
a batter adds immensely to his value TO the
club. 1t appears rather strange that An
son does not give that tremendous batter
Dell Darling, a little moro work TO do
Darling is fine catcher, equally as good
base-runner and fielder, and whenever hC
plays with the team makes his work count
both in his position and at the bat
NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON.
Last year it was the Philadelphia Club
which played hob with New York's chances
for the pennant, and this year 1t is Wash
! ington that has succeeded in throwing 9
damper over the spirits of the Gothamites
1t has been nip and tuck between the Wash
inVton and New York clubs ever since thu
|; season opened, and hurried glance owe
! the scores shows that the statesmen hav
had "shade tho best of it.. OF all tn
players who left the Chicago team Cor
Is the only one who has held his own as
batsman, fielder and base-runner. Ho i
doing good work for the so-calle'
"Giants," and lis averages at tn
end of the season promise to be very high
Big Roger Connor, like Anson, has begul
: to find the ball, he having made two three
base hits in Fridays game with Wash
: ington. Keefe has distanced Welch a
a pitcher unde the new rules, and Is win
ming large share of the games. Georg
is SO erratic and uncertain that it is doubt
: full if he will appear in the box many NOR
times this year. AS for the statesmen, the
Q are playing uncertain ball. While IT is nc
likely that thcy will creep above sixth place
i they are certain to win just enough game
I, to make themselves dangerous. Whitney
7 who has pitched so effectively against tn
u New Workers, was pounded rather heayil
: in Friday's game. The Washingtons hay
: a promising twirler in young Gilman, an
2 Shaw may be counted to worry the best
y them.
q Pittsburg is playing strong game for
nine so far down in the column. The clu
: is dropping behind in its batting, and tn
is fact, no doubt, explains its present position
It Barkley is still too i'll TO play, and Carol
81 the big hitter of the team, is seldom see
Y on the field. The loss of two such me
ID has counted against the club. Dalrymp
% is still unable to find the ball, 1t is rath
h sad to see the ex-leader of National Leagu
1, batsmen and the present king of left fielC
70 ers almost helpless with the club. The
was a time when this great player made u
n opposing fielders scatter like quail when
<. hit the ball in the nose. But Dalrymp
" has lost his grip, and no one appreclat
10 this fact more keenly than the left field
, himself.
ic HOW THEY STAND.
20 The following tables will show the wol
rs of the National League and Associate
I'd teams up to Mondl >, June IL:
THE LEAGUE
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